During the 2022 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs hammered one particular position group: defensive backs. They drafted five of them — three listed as cornerbacks and two as safeties.
Yet before the dust could even settle from Draft Weekend, Kansas City acquired another: former Houston Texans defensive back Lonnie Johnson Jr. Thee Chiefs traded a conditional seventh-round pick in 2024 for Johnson — who is entering the final season of his rookie deal.
He has played all over the Houston secondary — but it is telling that reports of the transaction labeled him as a cornerback.